Deb Vanasse

Bio:Deb Vanasse is the author of several Alaskan books for children and adults, including the Junior Literary Guild selection A Distant Enemy. An Alaskan for over thirty years, she lived in the villages of Nunapitchuk, Tuluksak, and Akiachak before moving to Bethel and Fairbanks. In 2010, she became one of the founding Directors of 49 Writers, Inc. and now serves as Interim Executive Director of the 49 Alaska Writing Center, where she also teaches and blogs. Now living in Anchorage, Deb has done author visits throughout the state and in the Lower Forty-Eight.